The International Concrete Awards are almost upon us and once again Osaka is in with a shout for the coveted prize of Most Concreted City.

Just days before judges from the awards came to inspect the city last week, local government officials were alerted to a sizeable area of grass close to the Yodo River that was ripe for concreting.

They quickly realised that getting this area covered over in time for the judges' visit would almost guarantee first prize. Within hours, diggers moved in and began ripping up the grass bank.

Progress has been good, with 90% of the grassy area now covered with top quality self-compacting concrete. Osaka is facing stiff competition from Kabul.


The grassy area which threatened to jeapardise the city's chances of bagging the concrete award....



....now looking distinctly less grassy....



A digger digs....


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